Australian History
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| 1889 - | Australia's first electric trams begin operating. [more] |
| 1968 - | The Western Australian town of Meckering suffers an earthquake which registers 6.9 on the Richter scale. [more] |
World History
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| 1925 - | The innermost sarcophagus of Egyptian king Tutankhamun is opened, revealing the mummy. [more] |
| 1947 - | Charles Yeager becomes the first human being to break through the sound barrier. [more] |
| 1962 - | The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear warfare. [more] |
| 1964 - | Martin Luther King becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. [more] |
| 1994 - | The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Palestinian and Israeli leaders. [more] |
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